180095 SE What is life? (2018W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Fr 14.09.2018 14:00 bis Fr 21.09.2018 09:00
- Anmeldung von Do 27.09.2018 14:00 bis Mi 03.10.2018 09:00
- Abmeldung bis Mi 31.10.2018 23:59
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max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Mittwoch 10.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 17.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 31.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 14.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 28.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 05.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 12.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 23.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Mittwoch 30.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Assessment:
- an essay, presentations, and active seminar attendance
- an essay, presentations, and active seminar attendance
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Requirements, and assessment criteria:
- active participation to the seminars (30 %)
- give one individual or joint seminar presentation on one of the core readings (20%)
- write a thesis-driven essay in English (2000 words, excluding references) (50 %)
- active participation to the seminars (30 %)
- give one individual or joint seminar presentation on one of the core readings (20%)
- write a thesis-driven essay in English (2000 words, excluding references) (50 %)
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Readings:
The readings consist of scientific articles and book chapters. The readings will be posted on Moodle unless they are freely available on the Internet.
The readings consist of scientific articles and book chapters. The readings will be posted on Moodle unless they are freely available on the Internet.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36
The nature and origin of life has been thoroughly questioned as a result of huge theoretical and technological developments in biological sciences during the last decades. New exciting fields of life sciences such as synthetic biology and astrobiology have emerged. The course will provide an overview into the discussions of what is life. The emphasis is on the contemporary discussions, and philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on life. The topics include various definitions of life, biological individuality, synthetic life, and alien life.Methods:
- close reading and critical discussion of the literature (concepts, themes, arguments)
- individual and group presentations
- short lectures by the instructor
- writing a thesis-driven essay on a specific theme discussed in the courseObjectives:
By taking this course the students will learn past and present definitions of and theoretical approaches to life, and analyse them from the philosophical perspective. This goal includes understanding the different theoretical, societal and epistemological implications of different notions of life. Another broad aim of the course is to encourage students to familiarize themselves with and critically reflect on science and technology. The thesis-driven essay will train students in academic writing.